and del to variance drive a dramatic increase in the numbers of infections across the world. mind bob newman, but outside a hospital a new day. the government here hasn't bought new restrictions often alarming psych info 19 ah hello. i'm emily anguish. this is al jazeera alive from joe ha also coming up thousands.

he's actually the son of bob newman, whose home i just showed you there. that was his childhood home, where he grew up. take a listen to how he describes coming back to this neighborhood and seeing the devastation. >> you see all the debris, it looks like a destruction zone, war zone. and all of that is, you know, is really blows your mind. because we used to seeing trees and bushes and plants and stuff that had been here for a long time. and those are just obliterated. . and all the debris, wood, buildings, roofs displaced and they're just all over the place. >> reporter: you know, jose, he told me that when he first walked into that home and saw the destruction, all of the memories of his childhood came flooding back and he was heartbroken, but then he started to look around. he saw the debris, he saw the bricks, he saw the insulation, the wires, and he thought, you know what, these are all just material things. all of that can be replaced. what can't be realized is a life. and his father, thankfully, is okay and that's what they're focusing on this morn

bob newman suffered cuts to his hand, but here is why after hearing the alerts he wasn't seriously hurt realized he was in danger. he had been sleeping on this couch, but believed this living room would not be a safe place to be. he started crawling. he had heard be in the center of your house under the center beam. he crawled, got on his knees, put his arms over his head, and within seconds the tornado came through the house. this doorway survived, and so did bob. >> and as the house was being destroyed around you, what was going through your mind? >> it went so fast, i didn't have time to whom about it. boom, it was gone. >> reporter: bob truly is a survivor. he was a leukemia patient, has triple bypass surgery, and sadly lost his wife of 55 years in march. they had lived in the home for almost their entire marriage. and it's where their son, steve, in this picture was born. steve frantically rushed up to kentucky from his home in tennessee after not being able to get in touch with his dad. he encouraged his father to get a smartphone in case of a disaster just like this. >> could you

and del to variance drive a dramatic increase in the numbers of infections across the world. line bob newman, but outside a hospital a new day. the government here hasn't both new restrictions, often alarming, slight import. 19 point ah hello, i'm emily anguish. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up. thousands of people flay their homes as wildfires destroy large swathes of land in the us state of colorado. and a temporary fix is much needed. aid is sent to thousands of refugees in men, muh, after days of fighting, we report from the ty border. 2 years ago, china told the world health organization about a new and mysterious case of pneumonia in we're hand. seeing now the pandemic is killed almost 5 and a half 1000000 people. the only chronic delta variance of coven 19 a shattering jelly infection records in the us and across europe. china has been battling to cape cove in 19 cases at 0, but now 13000000 residents in the city of shyanne have been locked down as it struggles with a new outbreak. them spots south africa says it'll eas, restrictions after infections dropped by almost

bob newman, the al jazeera jelly, a memorial service has been taking place in south africa for anti apartheid icon. archbishop desmond tutu who died on sunday family, friends, and fans gathered at cape town, city hall. hammond miller is there. there is a moment of celebration and already rejoicing the life of the archbishop in terms of his contribution to south africa is fight against a part states his leadership within the anglican church. this evening we've heard from a number of people, including the mayor of cape town, who is newly elected ends to say it didn't have the opportunity to meet the archbishop, especially considering it when the ill in recent years, in what he said, despite that he was he highly, usually influenced by the archbishop in terms of his values and the lessons. and the messages he expressed to south africa. there are some people outside the city hall where we are now, and you'll see it's lit up in purple. that's a tribute to the archbishop, the color purple, synonymous with archbishop desmond tutu hammer says denounced a visit to israel by palestinian president, woul

bob newman lived here for 50 plus years, there is nothing left here. it's remarkable to see the amount of support this community has received, famiies and friends coming from different parts of the state to help clean up the debris bringing water and food and chain saw and trucks. >> nbc's dasha burns reporting live from kentucky. thank you very much for that report. president biden will get another briefing this morning of the federal response and extreme weather that impacted multiple states on friday night. on saturday, biden approved an emergency for kentucky. he promises to do whatever to help kentucky. the president did and the funds have been approved. it's lost on few that senator paul is the one who routinely objects to disaster relief for other states. he opposed federal aid after hurricane sandy and here he's speaking out against relief in the wake of hurricane harvey and irma and maria. >> people here want to help the people of puerto rico and texas and florida. notice they have great compassion with someone else's money. ask them if they a

newman's childhood. >> when you first walked in, it is all your memories, they rush back to you. >> reporter: friday night, his father bob was behind the door, too. where were you sitting when the alarm went off >> i was sitting on that couch there. >> reporter: in the room that's gone. >> in the room that's gone >> got on the floor, crawled in that hallway door and the storm hit about then and it blew everything in. >> i heard a lot of people screaming outside, i ran outside. saw bob standing halfway standing, blood all over his face. >> reporter: this is bob's neighbor, holding boots he gave to bob to put on his bare feet when he found him. >> i can't even get out of the house, all the debris is everywhere i had a neighbor, somebody had a flashlight outside he came out. i thought he was a fireman, he helped me clear debris, get me out. ended up putting me up for the night, this neighbor here lucky to have a good neighbor. >> reporter: by the time we met bob, these neighbors became something more >> what do you think of the neighbors after all this >> i love them they come together when things get rough. >> reporter: pr